ZHANG Jianbo,HU Lei,HUANG Hegui,et al.Efficacy and safety comparison of dupilumab versus thalidomide in the treatment of refractory prurigo nodularis in adults[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2025,36(21):2687-2691.
ZHANG Jianbo,HU Lei,HUANG Hegui,et al.Efficacy and safety comparison of dupilumab versus thalidomide in the treatment of refractory prurigo nodularis in adults[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2025,36(21):2687-2691. DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2025.21.12.
Efficacy and safety comparison of dupilumab versus thalidomide in the treatment of refractory prurigo nodularis in adults
To compare the efficacy and safety of dupilumab versus thalidomide in the treatment of refractory prurigo nodularis (PN) in adults.
METHODS
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A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 123 adult patients with refractory PN admitted to Wuhan First Hospital from May 2021 to June 2024. Among them, 63 patients who received dupilumab comprised the observation group and 60 patients who received thalidomide comprised the control group. Clinical efficacy indicators [Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) score, Pruritus Numerical Rating Scale (P-NRS) score, Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) score, and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score], allergic biomarkers [eosinophil (EOS) count in peripheral blood and serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) level], psychological scores [Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)] before and after treatment, as well as the occurrence of adverse drug reaction during treatment, were compared between the two groups.
RESULTS
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Before treatment, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in above clinical efficacy indicators, allergic biomarkers, or psychological scores (
P
>0.05). At 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks after treatment, both groups showed significant decreases in IGA score (except for the control group 4 weeks after treatment), IGA activity score (except for the control group 4 weeks after treatment), P-NRS score, POEM score, DLQI score (except for the control group 4 weeks after treatment), serum EOS count, and serum total IgE level compared with baseline (
P
<0.05); at 12 and 16 weeks after treatment, scores on both the HADS-anxiety subscale and HADS-depression subscale were also significantly lower than baseline in both groups (
P
<0.05); the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (
P
<0.05). The overall incidence of adverse events was 12.70% in the observation group, which was significantly lower than 28.33% in the control group (
P
<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
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Dupilumab treatment in adults with refractory PN demonstrates superior efficacy compared with thalidomide in improving skin lesions, relieving pruritus, reducing peripheral EOS counts and serum total IgE, and improving quality of life and psychological status, while showing a more favorable safety profile.
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